Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-29
THE CHURCH AND THE KING Hts
Additions to Cardinal Gibbons. Rcpor
as Originally Published.

The text OF Cardinal Gibbons report on the
Knights OF Labor as published In the Monitor ds
Rome, shows that several additions have been
made to the report as originally published. Re
ferrng to the objections urged against the organ
RatfOn the cardinal says: cit is objected that in
this kind of organization Catholics mix with
PrOtestants by the peril OF their faith. Amongst
mixed people like ours separation OF religion IN
civil affairs Is not possible To suppose that the
faith OF Catholics suffers shows ignorance OF the
Catholic wOrkmen OF America who regard the
church as their mother. They are intelligent, In.
structed, devoted, and ready TO give their blood
as they gave their hard-earned gains for her SUD-
port and protection" TO the question whether Il
would not be better TO have the organizations con-
Quoted by priests under the direct influence OF re-
IL neither possible nor necessary. "ln our cOun-
try" he says, s'we have abundant means OF max
Ing Catholics good without going 80 far"
DEADLY INPLUBNCM
It being objected that the liberty OF the or9api-
Zation exposes Catholics to deadly influences and
associates more dangerous than even atheists.
communists, and anarchists, the cardinal says n
was true, but that one proof or faith would not
try American Catholics. To such influences they
and desI,sed them, The leaders OF the Knights or
Labor related how these violent, aggressive elp-
ments strove TO gain authority In their councils or
insinuate poison into the principles OF the Opder
and also told OF the determination with which
they were repelled. Danger would arise from
cOiUDcSS OcJWttn 6Dc CuuICu anu 0eT CQll0YPn
which nothing would more surely occasion than
fMpfudent condemnation.
STRIKES.
Special stress being laid upon the violence, even
to the shedding OF blood, which has characterized
several strikes inaugurated by w0riunRnenS @.
socations, the cardinal says: 81 have three things
to Nmark. First, strikes are not the invention u
the Knights, but universal perpetual means by
which WOrkmen protest against what Is unjust
and deNand their rights; second, II such q saruc-
gle OF the multitude OF the poor against hard,
obstinate, monopoly, wealth, and violence are
often as 5nevitable as they are regretabie;
third, the Jaws and the principal authorities
OF the knights, so far from encouraging violence
or occasions fa violence, exercise pc werful pro.
the limits OF iegEimate action. An attentive ex.
animation into the violent struggles between labor
and capital has convinced me OF the Injustice OF
aftrtbuting violence 70 the Knights Their princ1-
pal authorities have proved the fact that Ii Is rs
Unreasonable to attrfEute violence to the Knights
as 30 attribute TO the church foilies and crimes Of
her children, against WHICH she protests
NThis thought Is admirably developed By the
cardinal. He says the part Of Christian prudence
Is to attempt co bind the hearts OF the multitude
with ties OF love for the purpose OF controlling
ty and TO recognize the truth ana justice Of their
cause. Removed from what Is falaGe and criminal
there VIII converge in q legitimate, peaceable
benencent struggle that which, by yopulsave sever.
fly might become for the masses Of our poonAe n
volcanic abyss similar 70 that which Society renrS
and which the church deplores In Enrope
Two GAxBLxRs FArALLY Snor-Edward Flans-
gan, David Lanahan and Ad0lph AIbfecA8 were